Wells et al. (2009): study AU 1998
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wells, Y.D.; DeVaus, D; Kendig, H.; Quine, S
- Title:
- Health and Wellbeing through Work and Retirement Transitions in Mature Age: Understanding Pre-Post and Retrospective Measures of Change
- Source:
- International Journal of aging and Human Development, 2009, Vol.69, 287-310
Investigation
- Public
- 48-73 aged, followed 3 years before and after retirement, Australia, 1998-2002
- Survey name
- AU-HRP 1998-2002
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 444
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Multiple assesment methods
T0: self-completed questionanaire:paper T1-T3: telephone interviews.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
I feel happy
1 almost never
2
3
4
5 most of the time
Labels of response options 2, 3 and 4 not reported
Item in EPOCH wellbeing scale (Kern et al 2015) - Classification:
- M-TH-?-sq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Two measure type of CHANGE on happiness.
- Retrospective
- Pre-Post
Four time interval.
T0-T1: 1998/99-2000 (1 year)
T1-T2: 2000-2001(1 year)
T2-T3: 2001-2002 (1 year)
T0-T3:1998/99-2002 (3 year) - Page in publication:
- 293